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Is Kindness Still Relevant?
In May 2013, best-selling author and Professor of English George Saunders addressed graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School Convocation with a simple but powerful message: Choose kindness. At the time, Saunders never imagined the speech would one…
Maxwell’s Alexander Rothenberg Honored With Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research
Alexander Rothenberg, assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is this year’s recipient of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, the highest honor the Maxwell School offers to untenured faculty. The…
Maxwell Senior Francis Tang Honored by Overseas Press Club Foundation
Francis Tang came to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ from his home in Chongqing, China, in 2019 to study pollical science and international relations at the Maxwell School. He says he was drawn to the rigorous teaching and research opportunities, the school spirit…
Hear From Experts on How to Succeed as a Chinese Student in America at the International Student Networking Summit
All students are invited to join the International Student Networking Summit on Friday, April 21, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lender Auditorium in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. In a panel-style conversation, students will hear from…
All Star Broadcasting Panel Addresses the ‘Intersection of Entertainment and Democracy’
While covering the Olympics’ opening ceremony for NBC in 2012, journalist Bob Costas ’74, H’15 noted a tragic anniversary: During the 1972 Olympics in Munich, a Palestinian militant organization killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
Maxwell Celebrates 4 Exceptional Alumni at Annual Awards of Excellence
Bernard Rostker G’66, G’70 has tackled some of the most contentious issues in the military over a 55-year career in government service and research. He oversaw the re-establishment of Selective Service registration during the Carter administration, co-authored two key RAND…
Leaders From Higher Education and Government Convene at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ on Future of America’s Volunteer Military
Demonstrating its longstanding commitment to veteran and military communities across the nation and making good on its promise to be the Best Place for Veterans, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will co-host a first-of-its-kind summit addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing…
Iona Volynets Selected as 2023 Truman Scholar
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ junior Iona Volynets has been named as a 2023 recipient of the Truman Scholarship. Volynets, of Washington, D.C., is a history and international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of…
ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference Attracts Top Student Researchers
Each spring, there’s a prestigious, student-centric event featuring colleges and universities affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that has nothing to do with March Madness and everything to do with research and preparedness. During the annual ACC Meeting of…
Art Museum Faculty Fellow Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan
Three small Akimel O’odham baskets were donated to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Art Museum in 2006 by an alumnus and his wife. Like most items in the museum’s extensive collection, they are mostly kept in storage. But this semester, the baskets…